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Meanings of brainwave in inglês

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The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation.

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        (Neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph.

              Usage of brainwave in inglês
              1
              Blecharczyk had the technology background and knew how to build the brainwave.
              The Guardian
              2
              And the doctors going on about strange jumps in her brainwave patterns.
              The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
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              Ashe, however, gave the matter some thought, and had a brainwave.
              The Guardian
              4
              It was here, for example, that David Graveney had a brainwave.
              The Guardian
              5
              We'd a brainwave when we saw a bus with Germany fans.
              The Guardian
              6
              Then Iya Femi had a brainwave and decided to sing her signature tune.
              The secret lives of baba segi's wives
              7
              You can't be referring to the helium-thatwas Rose Thinker's brainwave.
              Bread Overhead
              8
              On the face of it, it is the barmiest brainwave of the lot.
              The Irish Times
              9
              He collected brainwave patterns, much as the Planetary Police do, but along different lines.
              Second Foundation
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              However, his latest brainwave is even more controversial, and perhaps a tad more opportunistic.
              The South African
              11
              It will only be necessary to return the recording of his original brainwave makeup.
              Second Foundation
              12
              I'm sorry, and next time I have a brainwave, I'll talk to you first.
              Ashes and bones: an emma fielding mystery
              13
              It feeds on brainwave energy not from its carrier but from those around it.
              The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
              14
              All the equipment was suspiciously silent, no beeps to register heartbeat or brainwave patterns.
              Afterlife: the resurrection chronicles
              15
              It absorbs all unconscious mental frequencies from this brainwave energy to nourish itself with.
              Wired
              16
              Muttering that it must be Sigurdur Óli with some stupid brainwave, he reached over.
              The draining lake
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